Here is a more detailed and nuanced political quiz from Political Compass (thanks to Jamie). It puts me about where I would expect. I still haven’t seen the quiz I’d like to see, though… these are still too abstract, with not enough substantial choices for answers. Where’s the ranking of answers? Agree/disagree isn’t enough. I’m thinking about designing my own when I have more time.
So Trent Lott is resigning. Nice.
I’m finding that the political quizzes are too simplistic. There are not enough questions, and the ones they have are poorly worded or don’t provide enough choices for an answer. I’m not really convinced that any I’ve seen or taken really represents my own views, although it’s ok for a broad-strokes picture. Unfortunately, the simplified differences on viewpoint are part of what undermines the political debate in the public sphere. Maybe I should write one. It would be based on…
Earthrise and Earthset over the Moon – wow. These high definition pictures were released November 12, 2007 by the Japanese space agency JAXA. The images were taken by the SELENE probe as it orbited the Moon at a distance of about 62 miles (100 km). These are the world’s first HD images of the Earth – from about 235,000 miles (380,000 km) away in space. [youtube width=”425″ height=”355″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEAMQALvDC4[/youtube] (Thanks to Sharon Puett) (Ok, I really don’t like that song anymore….
Banking on your short attention span, big media is giving it another shot. Stop Big Media is trying to get the word out. Tell Congress not to dismantle media ownership rules! Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has been keeping a secret from the American people. He wants to push through plans to remove decades-old media ownership protections. And he’s trying to do it without public scrutiny. Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) have introduced groundbreaking…
Please consider signing the petition to defend the anti-war students at Morton High School who engaged in a peaceful protest against military recruiting at their school. This is how the petition reads: We are writing in defense of the students who now face excessive disciplinary actions at the hands of various Morton West school administrators. Our sympathies lie with the courageous and moral struggle that the students have taken up, and with their parents who still support them. The struggle…